Question: Please answer correctly and in return i will provide a thumbs up thank you BAK Corp. is considering purchasing one of two new diagnostic machines.

BAK Corp. is considering purchasing one of two new diagnostic machines. Either machine would make it possible for the company to bid on jobs that it currently isn't equipped to do. Estimates regarding each machine are provided below. Machine A Machine B Original cost $74,600 $182,000 Estimated life 8 years 8 years Salvage value Estimated annual cash inflows $20,400 $39,900 Estimated annual cash outflows $5,130 $9,880 0 0 Click here to view PV table. Calculate the net present value and profitability index of each machine. Assume a 9% discount rate. If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses es (45). Round answer for present value to decimal places, 6.8. 125 and profitability index to 2 decimal places, eg. 10.50. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.) Machine A Machine B Net present value Profitability index should be purchased? Machine B Machine A should be purchased. Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 15% 0 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 1 1.04000 1.05000 1.06000 1.07000 1.08000 1.09000 1.10000 1.11000 1.12000 1.15000 2 1.08160 1.10250 1.12360 1.14490 1.16640 1.18810 1.21000 1.23210 1.25440 1.32250 3 1.12486 1.15763 1.19102 1.22504 1.25971 1.29503 1.33100 1.36763 1.40493 1.52088 4 1.16986 1.21551 1.26248 1.31080 1.36049 1.41158 1.46410 1.51807 1.57352 1.74901 5 1.21665 1.27628 1.33823 1.40255 1.46933 1.53862 1.61051 1.68506 1.76234 2.01136 6 1.26532 1.34010 1.41852 1.50073 1.58687 167710 1.77156 1.87041 1.97382 2.31306 7 1.31593 1.40710 1.50363 1.60578 1.71382 1.82804 1.94872 2.07616 2.21068 2.66002 8 1.36857 1.47746 1.59385 1.71819 1.85093 1.99256 2.14359 2.30454 2.47596 3.05902 9 1.42331 1.55133 1.68948 1.83846 1.99900 2.17189 2.35795 2.55803 2.77308 3.51788 10 1.48024 1.62889 1.79085 1.96715 2.15892 2.36736 2.59374 2.83942 3.10585 4.04556 11 1.53945 1.71034 1.89830 2.10485 2.33164 2.58043 2.85312 3.15176 3.47855 4.65239 12 1.60103 1.79586 2.01220 2.25219 2.51817 2.81267 3.13843 3.49845 3.89598 5.35025 13 1.66507 1.88565 2.13293 2.40985 2.71962 3.06581 3.45227 3.88328 4.363496.15279 14 1.73168 1.97993 2.26090 2.57853 2.93719 3.34173 3.79750 4.31044 4.88711 7.07571 15 1.80094 2.07893 2.39656 2.75903 3.17217 3.64248 4.17725 4.78459 5.47357 8.13706 16 1.87298 2.18287 2.54035 2.95216 3.42594 3.97031 4.59497 5.31089 6.13039 9.35762 17 1.94790 2.29202 2.69277 3.15882 3.70002 4.32763 5.05447 5.89509 6.86604 10.76126 18 2.02582 2.40662 2.85434 3.37993 3.99602 4.71712 5.55992 6.54355 7.68997 12.37545 19 2.10685 2.52695 3.02560 3.61653 4.31570 5.14166 6.11591 7.26334 8.61276 14.23177 2.19112 2.65330 3.20714 3.86968 4.66096 5.60441 6.72750 8.06231 9.64629 16.36654 20
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